WHNN
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Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WILZ, WIOG, WKQZ | |
History | |
First air date | 1947 (as WBCM-FM) |
Former call signs | WBCM-FM (1947-1973) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 37458 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 311 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°33′10″N 83°41′24″W / 43.55278°N 83.69000°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | whnn.com |
WHNN (96.1
History
Super Win and Sunny 96
WBCM-FM was one of Michigan's pioneer FM stations, initially signing on in 1947. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, 96.1 FM broadcast a beautiful music format. On August 27, 1973 the calls were changed to WHNN and the station adopted a Top 40 format as "Super Win." The first program director was Bruce Buchanan (Big Jim Edwards air name) and the first song played was American Band. Many listeners remember that for several years, WHNN boasted "a winner an hour, sometimes even more". At least once an hour they would award a prize to a designated caller, and announce the current tally of prizes awarded by giving the winners name, hometown and announcing that he or she was "super-Win winner number 12,384 or whatever number the current count was. Many of the prizes were fast food meals or car washes, but occasionally better prizes such as concert tickets or meals at high end restaurants were awarded. When the hourly prizes were phased out in 1979, WHNN announced it was in "the interest of public safety" as they didn't want to overwhelm the phone company's resources.
WHNN evolved into an
Oldies 96
WHNN switched to an oldies format in the fall of 1990 following a period of stunting with various versions of
WHNN garnered attention in the fall of 2006 when it switched to a format of all
Cumulus Media acquired Citadel Broadcasting and WHNN in 2011. WHNN's Flint area sales offices are expected to relocate to 6317 Taylor Drive in Flint as a result; the sale also included WHNN's current studios on Champagne Drive in Saginaw.
In addition to its Tri-Cities sister stations, WHNN's other sister stations in its listening area are 92.7
, all licensed to Flint.Today
On January 15, 2016, shortly before 5 pm (EST), WHNN flipped to adult contemporary as "My 96-1". The last song on 96 WHNN was "
The format change resulted in no
Former logo
References
- ^ "WHNN Becomes My 96.1 - Format Change Archive". FormatChange.com. February 17, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Jackman, Caresse. "Two major personalities at Oldies 96 WHNN are out of a job". ABC12.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Johnny and Blondie had WHNN customer, pricing information, ex-boss testifies". MLive.com. 17 June 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "'Johnny and Blondie' allege age discrimination by WHNN - Tuscola County Advertiser". TuscolaToday.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "WRSR/Flint Gets Johnny Burke For Mornings". AllAccess.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
Sources
External links
- WHNN in the FCC FM station database
- WHNN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database